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Name:
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John C. M. Brust, MD
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Title: |
Professor of Clinical Neurology at Columbia University
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Medical Marijuana
Position: |
Not Clearly Pro or Con
to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
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Reasoning: |
"Marijuana use appeared to be a protective factor against first seizures in men. […] In women, no relation with marijuana use was evident for either type of seizure regardless of the interval before admission."
"Illicit Drug Use and the Risk of New-onset Seizures," American Journal of Epidemiology, 1990 |
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Credibility
Ranking: |
Key Experts
Physicians [We believe physicians are the "key experts" in the medical marijuana debate because the issue is thought by many to be ultimately based on the medical value and risks of marijuana, and Physicians, with their training and clinical work, should (at least in theory) have the best knowledge of marijuana's medical value and risks.]
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Involvement: |
Professor, Clinical Neurology, Columbia University
Director, Harlem Hospital Neurology Service
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Education: |
MD, school unknown
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Relevant Affiliations/Honors: |
None found
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Contact Info: |
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Other: |
Select Publications:
Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Neurology, Sep. 14, 2006
"Music and the Neurologist," Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2001
Cowritten with S.K. Ng, W.A. Hauser WA, and M. Susser, "Illicit Drug Use and the Risk of New-Onset Seizures," American Journal of Epidemiology, 1990
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